IIA 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. J. RES. 39 

To spur a political solution in Iraq and encourage the people of Iraq to 

provide for their own security through the redeployment of the United 

States military forces. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 6, 2006 

Mrs. BOXER introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice 

and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

JOINT RESOLUTION 

To spur a political solution in Iraq and encourage the people 

of Iraq to provide for their own security through the 

redeployment of the United States military forces. 

Whereas the United States military forces have served bravely in Iraq and deserve the heartfelt support of the United 

States; 

Whereas more than 2,450 members of the United States military forces have been killed and more than 18,000 

wounded in support of military operations in Iraq; 

Whereas more than 200 coalition personnel have been killed 

in support of military operations in Iraq; 

Whereas it is estimated that at least 40,000 people of Iraq 

have been killed during the military intervention in Iraq; 


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Whereas much of the intelligence used by the Bush Administration to justify the use of force in Iraq was either exaggerated or simply wrong; 

Whereas President George W. Bush stated that the mission 

in Iraq was to rid that country of weapons of mass destruction; 

Whereas weapons of mass destruction have not been found in 

Iraq; 

Whereas President George W. Bush then stated that the mission in Iraq was to end the regime of Saddam Hussein 

and free the people of Iraq; 

Whereas Saddam Hussein is in custody and standing trial for 

crimes against humanity; 

Whereas President George W. Bush then stated that the mission in Iraq was to establish a free, self governing, and 

democratic Iraq; 

Whereas the people of Iraq elected their first permanent 

democratically elected government on December 15, 

2005, and the cabinet of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki 

has been approved by the Parliament of Iraq, concluding 

the transition of Iraq to full political sovereignty; 

Whereas President George W. Bush then stated that the mission in Iraq was to train the security forces of Iraq so 

that they can do the fighting in Iraq; 

Whereas the Pentagon reports that more than 240,000 military and police personnel of Iraq are now trained and 

equipped; 

Whereas on May 1, 2003, President George W. Bush stood 

under a banner proclaiming ‘‘Mission Accomplished’’ and 

declared that Iraq was an ally of al Qaeda; 


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Whereas the report of the 9/11 Commission found no collaborative operational relationship between Iraq and al 

Qaeda; 

Whereas the commander of the Multinational Forces Iraq, 

General George Casey, testified before the Senate Committee on Armed Services on September 29, 2005, that 

‘‘[i]ncreased coalition presence feeds the notion of 

occupation... contributes to the dependency of Iraqi 

security forces on the coalition... [and] extends the 

amount of time that it will take for Iraqi security forces 

to become self reliant’’; and 

Whereas, according to a January 2006 poll, 64 percent of 

Iraqis believe that crime and violent attacks will decrease 

when the United States redeploys from Iraq, 67 percent 

of Iraqis believe that their day-to-day security will increase if the United States redeploys from Iraq, and 73 

percent of Iraqis believe that there will be greater cooperation among the political factions of Iraq when the 

United States redeploys from Iraq: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 

2 of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That— 

4 (1) United States military forces in Iraq are to 

5 be redeployed from Iraq by December 31, 2006, or 

6 earlier if practicable; 

7 (2) nothing in this resolution prohibits the use 

8 of United States military forces from training Iraqi 

9 security forces in the region outside of Iraq; and 


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1 (3) nothing in this resolution prohibits the use 

2 of United States military forces based outside of 

3 Iraq to— 

4 (A) conduct targeted and specialized 

5 counter-terrorism missions in Iraq; and 

6 (B) protect military and civilian personnel 

7 of the United States in Iraq. 

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